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College Alcohol Study Survey Reports

2001 Survey Report:
Trends in College Binge Drinking During a Period of Increased Prevention Efforts: Findings From 4 Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study Surveys: 1993-2001
Wechsler H, Lee JE, Kuo M, Seibring M, Nelson TF, Lee H.
Journal of American College Health. 2002; 50(5): 203-217.

1999 Survey Report:
College Binge Drinking in the 1990s: A Continuing Problem — Results of the Harvard School of Public Health 1999 College Alcohol Study
Wechsler H, Lee JE, Kuo M, Lee H.
Journal of American College Health. 2000. 48 (10): 199-210.

1997 Survey Report:
Changes in Binge Drinking and Related Problems Among American College Students Between 1993 and 1997
Lee H, Gledhill-Hoyt J, Maenner G, Dowdall GW, Wechsler H.
Journal of American College Health. 1998; 47:57-68.

1993 Survey Report:
Health and Behavioral Consequences of Binge Drinking in College: A National Survey of Students at 140 Campuses
Wechsler H, Davenport A, Dowdall GW, Moeykens B, Castillo S.
Journal of the American Medical Association. 1994;272:1672-1677.

"A study by researchers at the NIAAA published in the June 2007 issue of the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence investigated whether American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) alcohol abuse and dependence and consumption criteria occurred along a continuum of severity. The study found that alcohol consumption was an integral component for determining the severity of alcohol use disorders. The researchers recommended incorporating alcohol consumption into future classifications of DSM alcohol use disorders and identified the 5/4 measure of alcohol consumption as a suitable criterion."

"The National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) adopted the 5/4 definition of binge drinking where a "binge" is a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 gram percent or above. For the typical adult this pattern corresponds to consuming 5 or more drinks (male) or 4 or more drinks (female) in about 2 hours. The annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended changing its measure of binge drinking from a 5-drink standard to a gender-specific measure of 5 drinks for males and 4 drinks for females.”

Please visit the NIAAA web site for more information.